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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Retro-Afro-Yello

Today, being yellow day on this colour week adventure, I thought I would show you some quirky yellowness! I live near the Frame Textile factory shop and I love seeing what I can find there. [Remember this?] A while ago I came across this pale yellow fabric, which has been printed for the Ghana Electricity Company! I enjoyed the retro feel along with the African images lightly printed on in gray!I believe it is made into shirts for company officials[?].Anairam - was the recipient of one of these cushions and the friends of ours who used to live in Ghana also received one from me! I still have some more fabric left. It might make interesting lining for a bag?The Frame Textile Group is suffering badly in the global textile recession. Read here about plans to save this company

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Thanks for this! I love wax print fabric from Ghana, I also make regular trips to a fabric shop runned by Ghanaians.. not only I adore look at their fabrics [which I always end up buying..] but I also enjoy the music, the chatting...the atmosphere ...I saw a tv documentary once about the textile industry in Ghana, and I was so upset to learn that they have already closed down a major manufacturer...such a shame [thanks for that link]

Hey Denise! Sorry, I couldn't find an email for you on your site but i wanted to contact you so I can send you your grand prize for the winning guess on my blog. You can email me at: hollaback@design-crisis.com

Passionate about living the everyday artisanal life. Intrigued by ideas, how-tos, the creative process and seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Single-origin-coffee-drinking, Durban-dwelling, South African-born ENFP. Co-habitor with beloved family and piles of potential-filled recyclable paper